Panic buying

A woman looks at an empty shelf with a sign announcing the rationing of toilet paper to one pack per person at a Rewe grocery store in Potsdam, Germany, March 20, 2020, as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi/File Photo

World Food Inflation risk mounts amid Panic Buying, Lockdowns

Lockdowns and panic food buying due to the coronavirus pandemic could ignite world food inflation; however, there are ample supplies of staple grains and oilseeds in key exporting nations. This was said by a senior economist at FAO and agricultural analysts. Unprecedented aid into the global economy The world’s richest nations poured unprecedented aid into...